Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-23
Enthusiastic Colusaites.

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Hall.
Enthusiastic Colusaites.
CoLusA, March 22d = Assemblyman
George Knox, of Los Angeles. has been
visiting Charles Porter, a relative, at Biggs,
in Butte county, since the adjournment OF
the Legislature. Yesterday Mr. Porter,
having some business here, drove Mr..
Knox over. He was taken to the residence
of w. S. Green, where great many citi-
zens called on him. At o'clock he went
to the theater, and as be entered it was an
nounced that a stanch friend of Colusa
county in the recent division contest was
in the room, and the audience rose and
gave him three rousing cheers. After the
theater several hundred people followed
the Colusa band to Mr.. Green's residence
and gave Mr.. Knox serenade. In re-
sponse, be made brief but eloquent
speech, at the close of which goodnight
was given with three cheers. Cheers were
then proposed to Hon. John Boggs, ab-
sent in person, but ever present in the
hearts of the people" This was responded
to with hearty good will
A Butte County Suit.
ORovILLE, March 22d.-The case of Con-
radt VS.. Hill is now on trial in the Superior
Court of Butte county before Judge Van
Fleet, of Sacramento. This is an action
brought to quiet title to certain lands and
determine certain water rights. The main
question is the one of riparian ownership.
a certain stream of water, known as Clear
creek, flows through plaintiff land. The
defendant has built dam across the creek,
and has taken the water and conveyed it
by means of ditch over and through a
portion of the lands of the plaintiff, to and
upon the lands of the defendant. The
plaintiff further asks that be, being the ri
parian owner, that the defendant be re-
strained from taking or using said water,
and that the water take its natural course
through said stream. This is a very i'm
portant case, as it affects most of the peo-
pie living in that portion of Butte county
known as the Paradise country.
The -Hopkirs Case.
REDWOOD CITY, March 22d. During the
afternoon the cross s-examination of Mrs.
Moore (who sues Moses Hopkins for $251.-
600 for alleged breach of promise) was con-
cluded. Mrs. NJ. A. Grier. former nurse
and companion, testified concerning the
physical and mental prostration of Mrs.
Moore. deposition from Doctoress Cora
Ellison was read, in which the doctoress
testified that she had treated Mrs. Moore
unsuccessfully for mental prostration. De-
positions from Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Moore.
brother and sister-in-law of plaintiff, were
read, but those portions confirmatory of
the alleged engagement were hearsay. and
for that reason were stricken out
Marysvnle Wide Awake.
MARYsvILLE, March 22d.-A movement
is being made here to organize a military
company. Over 100 signatures were OBJ
tanned OF persons willing to join, and a
meeting was held last evening at the CITY
Hall and a committee appointed to perfect
an organization.
The Warehouse Electric Light Company,
which received the contract to light the
streets of the city, have erected their masts
and are arranging their plant. and expect
to turn on the lights in the course of a
week.
Matters About Gridley.
GRIDLEY March 22d.-A company is Or
ganizing this afternoon to build a three
story brick hotel here. The capital stock
is $4,000. OF this, S27 coo has been SUBJ
scribed, and articles of incorporation are
being prepared.
The Christian denomination is preparing
to build new church.
Eddie Mills. 9-year-old boy, had two
fingers taken off by a horsepower pump
this afternoon.
The Boom About OroviIIe.
0RovILLE, March 22d.-A portion of the
Leggett tract and the whole of the McCon-
vey tract were sold here last week to San
Francisco and Chicago parties.
The celebrated Whitewashed Trees place
has been sold to home parties
a large excursion train from Los An
geles and Southern California is due at Oro-
vile on Friday, March 18th.
She Thermalita Colony.
ORoyILLE, March 22d.-There is large
crew of men at work at the Thermalita
Colony. They are surveying, grading and
laying out streets and avenues, and are pre-.
pairing to lay out building sites and put up
buildings.
San Jose Talks Big.
SAN JosE, March 22d.-Tbe New York
Exchange property was sold to-day to T. F.
Morrison for $4,000, and other sales
to S100,009. Every day the boom
grows larger.
The Council next Friday evening will
call special election on the question of
issuing bonds in the sum of S400, 600 to
build City Hall and make other necessary
BE was Forced to Take Bath.
FREsso, March 22d.-A man named
Hopkins, who was acting as spy for the